On Monday August 22nd a Virginia earthquake that measured 5.8 rattled the east coast. The effects were felt hundred of miles away from Georgia to Canada. A rare event for East Coast Americans for what is now being called “a once in a century quake” as reported on www.hoffingtonpost.com .
In Virginia there were structural damages to stores including broken glass and wrecked shelves. In Washington D.C. the Washington Monument and National Cathedral were recipients of cracks from the quake. However, there is no indication that anybody had died or been seriously injured as a result of the quake.
Now to make things more interesting Hurricane Irene is lurking out in the Atlantic Ocean with her sights set on the East Coast. However, this is a common occurrence unlike the earthquake. Hurricane Irene is expected (according to www.weather.com) to effect North Carolina to Maine. Irene is a major category 3 hurricane and could make landfall in North Carolina on Friday evening/night.
If things come in threes what’s next for the East Coast?
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